Meaning

1 senses
  1. (archaic, uncountable)The dung of dogs or hyenas, turned white by exposure to air, formerly used in dressing leather and in medicine.

Origin

Learned borrowing from Latin, literally, “Greek white”.

Learned borrowing from Latin, literally, “Greek white”.

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